 | Book 14 Chapter 93
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| 1 | nakula uvāca
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| 1 | hanta vo vartayiṣyāmi dānasya paramaṃ phalam
nyāyalabdhasya sūkṣmasya vipradattasya yad dvijāḥ
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| 2 | dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre dharmajñair bahubhir vṛte
uñchavṛttir dvijaḥ kaś cit kāpotir abhavat purā
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| 3 | sabhāryaḥ saha putreṇa sasnuṣas tapasi sthitaḥ
vadhūcaturtho vṛddhaḥ sa dharmātmā niyatendriyaḥ
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| 4 | ṣaṣṭhe kāle tadā vipro bhuṅkte taiḥ saha suvrataḥ
ṣaṣṭhe kāle kadā cic ca tasyāhāro na vidyate
bhuṅkte 'nyasmin kadā cit sa ṣaṣṭhe kāle dvijottamaḥ
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| 5 | kapotadharmiṇas tasya durbhikṣe sati dāruṇe
nāvidyata tadā viprāḥ saṃcayas tān nibodhata
kṣīṇauṣadhisamāvāyo dravyahīno 'bhavat tadā
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| 6 | kāle kāle 'sya saṃprāpte naiva vidyeta bhojanam
kṣudhāparigatāḥ sarve prātiṣṭhanta tadā tu te
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| 7 | uñchaṃs tadā śuklapakṣe madhyaṃ tapati bhāskare
uṣṇārtaś ca kṣudhārtaś ca sa vipras tapasi sthitaḥ
uñcham aprāptavān eva sārdhaṃ parijanena ha
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| 8 | sa tathaiva kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ spṛṣṭvā toyaṃ yathāvidhi
kṣapayām āsa taṃ kālaṃ kṛcchraprāṇo dvijottamaḥ
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| 9 | atha ṣaṣṭhe gate kāle yavaprastham upārjayat
yavaprasthaṃ ca te saktūn akurvanta tapasvinaḥ
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| 10 | kṛtajapyāhvikās te tu hutvā vahniṃ yathāvidhi
kuḍavaṃ kuḍavaṃ sarve vyabhajanta tapasvinaḥ
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| 11 | athāgacchad dvijaḥ kaś cid atithir bhuñjatāṃ tadā
te taṃ dṛṣṭvātithiṃ tatra prahṛṣṭamanaso 'bhavan
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| 12 | te 'bhivādya sukhapraśnaṃ pṛṣṭvā tam atithiṃ tadā
viśuddhamanaso dāntāḥ śraddhādamasamanvitāḥ
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| 13 | anasūyavo gatakrodhāḥ sādhavo gatamatsarāḥ
tyaktamānā jitakrodhā dharmajñā dvijasattamāḥ
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| 14 | sabrahmacaryaṃ svaṃ gotraṃ samākhyāya parasparam
kuṭīṃ praveśayām āsuḥ kṣudhārtam atithiṃ tadā
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| 15 | idam arghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca bṛsī ceyaṃ tavānagha
śucayaḥ saktavaś ceme niyamopārjitāḥ prabho
pratigṛhṇīṣva bhadraṃ te mayā dattā dvijottama
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| 16 | ity uktaḥ pratigṛhyātha saktūnāṃ kuḍavaṃ dvijaḥ
bhakṣayām āsa rājendra na ca tuṣṭiṃ jagāma saḥ
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| 17 | sa uñchavṛttiḥ taṃ prekṣya kṣudhāparigataṃ dvijam
āhāraṃ cintayām āsa kathaṃ tuṣṭo bhaved iti
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| 18 | tasya bhāryābravīd rājan madbhāgo dīyatām iti
gacchatv eṣa yathākāmaṃ saṃtuṣṭo dvijasattamaḥ
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| 19 | iti bruvantīṃ tāṃ sādhvīṃ dharmātmā sa dvijarṣabhaḥ
kṣudhāparigatāṃ jñātvā saktūṃs tān nābhyanandata
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| 20 | jānan vṛddhāṃ kṣudhārtāṃ ca śrāntāṃ glānāṃ tapasvinīm
tvagasthibhūtāṃ vepantīṃ tato bhāryām uvāca tām
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| 21 | api kīṭapataṃgānāṃ mṛgāṇāṃ caiva śobhane
striyo rakṣyāś ca poṣyāś ca naivaṃ tvaṃ vaktum arhasi
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| 22 | anukampito naro nāryā puṣṭo rakṣita eva ca
prapated yaśaso dīptān na ca lokān avāpnuyāt
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| 23 | ity uktā sā tataḥ prāha dharmārthau nau samau dvija
saktuprasthacaturbhāgaṃ gṛhāṇemaṃ prasīda me
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| 24 | satyaṃ ratiś ca dharmaś ca svargaś ca guṇanirjitaḥ
strīṇāṃ patisamādhīnaṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ ca dvijottama
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| 25 | ṛtur mātuḥ pitur bījaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ patiḥ
bhartuḥ prasādāt strīṇāṃ vai ratiḥ putraphalaṃ tathā
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| 26 | pālanād dhi patis tvaṃ me bhartāsi bharaṇān mama
putrapradānād varadas tasmāt saktūn gṛhāṇa me
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| 27 | jarāparigato vṛddhaḥ kṣudhārto durbalo bhṛśam
upavāsapariśrānto yadā tvam api karśitaḥ
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| 28 | ity uktaḥ sa tayā saktūn pragṛhyedaṃ vaco 'bravīt
dvija saktūn imān bhūyaḥ pratigṛhṇīṣva sattama
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| 29 | sa tān pragṛhya bhuktvā ca na tuṣṭim agamad dvijaḥ
tam uñchavṛttir ālakṣya tataś cintāparo 'bhavat
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| 30 | putra uvāca
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| 30 | saktūn imān pragṛhya tvaṃ dehi viprāya sattama
ity evaṃ sukṛtaṃ manye tasmād etat karomy aham
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| 31 | bhavān hi paripālyo me sarvayatnair dvijottama
sādhūnāṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ hy etat pitur vṛddhasya poṣaṇam
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| 32 | putrārtho vihito hy eṣa sthāvirye paripālanam
śrutir eṣā hi viprarṣe triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
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| 33 | prāṇadhāraṇamātreṇa śakyaṃ kartuṃ tapas tvayā
prāṇo hi paramo dharmaḥ sthito deheṣu dehinām
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| 34 | pitovāca
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| 34 | api varṣasahasrī tvaṃ bāla eva mato mama
utpādya putraṃ hi pitā kṛtakṛtyo bhavaty uta
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| 35 | bālānāṃ kṣud balavatī jānāmy etad ahaṃ vibho
vṛddho 'haṃ dhārayiṣyāmi tvaṃ balī bhava putraka
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| 36 | jīrṇena vayasā putra na mā kṣud bādhate 'pi ca
dīrghakālaṃ tapas taptaṃ na me maraṇato bhayam
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| 37 | putra uvāca
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| 37 | apatyam asmi te putras trāṇāt putro hi viśrutaḥ
ātmā putraḥ smṛtas tasmāt trāhy ātmānam ihātmanā
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| 38 | pitovāca
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| 38 | rūpeṇa sadṛśas tvaṃ me śīlena ca damena ca
parīkṣitaś ca bahudhā saktūn ādadmi te tataḥ
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| 39 | ity uktvādāya tān saktūn prītātmā dvijasattamaḥ
prahasann iva viprāya sa tasmai pradadau tadā
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| 40 | bhuktvā tān api saktūn sa naiva tuṣṭo babhūva ha
uñchavṛttis tu savrīḍo babhūva dvijasattamaḥ
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| 41 | taṃ vai vadhūḥ sthitā sādhvī brāhmaṇapriyakāmyayā
saktūn ādāya saṃhṛṣṭā guruṃ taṃ vākyam abravīt
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| 42 | saṃtānāt tava saṃtānaṃ mama vipra bhaviṣyati
saktūn imān atithaye gṛhītvā tvaṃ prayaccha me
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| 43 | tava prasavanirvṛtyā mama lokāḥ kilākṣayāḥ
pautreṇa tān avāpnoti yatra gatvā na śocati
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| 44 | dharmādyā hi yathā tretā vahnitretā tathaiva ca
tathaiva putrapautrāṇāṃ svarge tretā kilākṣayā
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| 45 | pitṝṃs trāṇāt tārayati putra ity anuśuśruma
putrapautraiś ca niyataṃ sādhulokān upāśnute
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| 46 | śvaśura uvāca
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| 46 | vātātapaviśīrṇāṅgīṃ tvāṃ vivarṇāṃ nirīkṣya vai
karśitāṃ suvratācāre kṣudhāvihvalacetasam
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| 47 | kathaṃ saktūn grahīṣyāmi bhūtvā dharmopaghātakaḥ
kalyāṇavṛtte kalyāṇi naivaṃ tvaṃ vaktum arhasi
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| 48 | ṣaṣṭhe kāle vratavatīṃ śīlaśaucasamanvitām
kṛcchravṛttiṃ nirāhārāṃ drakṣyāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ nv aham
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| 49 | bālā kṣudhārtā nārī ca rakṣyā tvaṃ satataṃ mayā
upavāsapariśrāntā tvaṃ hi bāndhavanandinī
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| 50 | snuṣovāca
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| 50 | guror mama gurus tvaṃ vai yato daivatadaivatam
devātidevas tasmāt tvaṃ saktūn ādatsva me vibho
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| 51 | dehaḥ prāṇaś ca dharmaś ca śuśrūṣārtham idaṃ guroḥ
tava vipra prasādena lokān prāpsyāmy abhīpsitān
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| 52 | avekṣyā iti kṛtvā tvaṃ dṛḍhabhaktyeti vā dvija
cintyā mameyam iti vā saktūn ādātum arhasi
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| 53 | śvaśura uvāca
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| 53 | anena nityaṃ sādhvī tvaṃ śīlavṛttena śobhase
yā tvaṃ dharmavratopetā guruvṛttim avekṣase
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| 54 | tasmāt saktūn grahīṣyāmi vadhūr nārhasi vañcanām
gaṇayitvā mahābhāge tvaṃ hi dharmabhṛtāṃ varā
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| 55 | ity uktvā tān upādāya saktūn prādād dvijātaye
tatas tuṣṭo 'bhavad vipras tasya sādhor mahātmanaḥ
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| 56 | prītātmā sa tu taṃ vākyam idam āha dvijarṣabham
vāgmī tadā dvijaśreṣṭho dharmaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ
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| 57 | śuddhena tava dānena nyāyopāttena yatnataḥ
yathāśakti vimuktena prīto 'smi dvijasattama
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| 58 | aho dānaṃ ghuṣyate te svarge svarganivāsibhiḥ
gaganāt puṣpavarṣaṃ ca paśyasva patitaṃ bhuvi
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| 59 | surarṣidevagandharvā ye ca devapuraḥsarāḥ
stuvanto devadūtāś ca sthitā dānena vismitāḥ
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| 60 | brahmarṣayo vimānasthā brahmalokagatāś ca ye
kāṅkṣante darśanaṃ tubhyaṃ divaṃ gaccha dvijarṣabha
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| 61 | pitṛlokagatāḥ sarve tāritāḥ pitaras tvayā
anāgatāś ca bahavaḥ subahūni yugāni ca
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| 62 | brahmacaryeṇa yajñena dānena tapasā tathā
agahvareṇa dharmeṇa tasmād gaccha divaṃ dvija
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| 63 | śraddhayā parayā yas tvaṃ tapaś carasi suvrata
tasmād devās tavānena prītā dvijavarottama
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| 64 | sarvasvam etad yasmāt te tyaktaṃ śuddhena cetasā
kṛcchrakāle tataḥ svargo jito 'yaṃ tava karmaṇā
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| 65 | kṣudhā nirṇudati prajñāṃ dharmyāṃ buddhiṃ vyapohati
kṣudhāparigatajñāno dhṛtiṃ tyajati caiva ha
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| 66 | bubhukṣāṃ jayate yas tu sa svargaṃ jayate dhruvam
yadā dānarucir bhavati tadā dharmo na sīdati
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| 67 | anavekṣya sutasnehaṃ kalatrasneham eva ca
dharmam eva guruṃ jñātvā tṛṣṇā na gaṇitā tvayā
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| 68 | dravyāgamo nṛṇāṃ sūkṣmaḥ pātre dānaṃ tataḥ param
kālaḥ parataro dānāc chraddhā cāpi tataḥ parā
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| 69 | svargadvāraṃ susūkṣmaṃ hi narair mohān na dṛśyate
svargārgalaṃ lobhabījaṃ rāgaguptaṃ durāsadam
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| 70 | tat tu paśyanti puruṣā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ
brāhmaṇās tapasā yuktā yathāśaktipradāyinaḥ
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| 71 | sahasraśaktiś ca śataṃ śataśaktir daśāpi ca
dadyād apaś ca yaḥ śaktyā sarve tulyaphalāḥ smṛtāḥ
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| 72 | rantidevo hi nṛpatir apaḥ prādād akiṃcanaḥ
śuddhena manasā vipra nākapṛṣṭhaṃ tato gataḥ
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| 73 | na dharmaḥ prīyate tāta dānair dattair mahāphalaiḥ
nyāyalabdhair yathā sūkṣmaiḥ śraddhāpūtaiḥ sa tuṣyati
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| 74 | gopradānasahasrāṇi dvijebhyo 'dān nṛgo nṛpaḥ
ekāṃ dattvā sa pārakyāṃ narakaṃ samavāptavān
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| 75 | ātmamāṃsapradānena śibir auśīnaro nṛpaḥ
prāpya puṇyakṛtāṃl lokān modate divi suvrataḥ
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| 76 | vibhave na nṛṇāṃ puṇyaṃ svaśaktyā svarjitaṃ satām
na yajñair vividhair vipra yathānyāyena saṃcitaiḥ
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| 77 | krodho dānaphalaṃ hanti lobhāt svargaṃ na gacchati
nyāyavṛttir hi tapasā dānavit svargam aśnute
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| 78 | na rājasūyair bahubhir iṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ
na cāśvamedhair bahubhiḥ phalaṃ samam idaṃ tava
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| 79 | saktuprasthena hi jito brahmalokas tvayānagha
virajo brahmabhavanaṃ gaccha vipra yathecchakam
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| 80 | sarveṣāṃ vo dvijaśreṣṭha divyaṃ yānam upasthitam
ārohata yathākāmaṃ dharmo 'smi dvija paśya mām
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| 81 | pāvito hi tvayā deho loke kīrtiḥ sthirā ca te
sabhāryaḥ sahaputraś ca sasnuṣaś ca divaṃ vraja
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| 82 | ity uktavākyo dharmeṇa yānam āruhya sa dvijaḥ
sabhāryaḥ sasutaś cāpi sasnuṣaś ca divaṃ yayau
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| 83 | tasmin vipre gate svargaṃ sasute sasnuṣe tadā
bhāryācaturthe dharmajñe tato 'haṃ niḥsṛto bilāt
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| 84 | tatas tu saktugandhena kledena salilasya ca
divyapuṣpāvamardāc ca sādhor dānalavaiś ca taiḥ
viprasya tapasā tasya śiro me kāñcanīkṛtam
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| 85 | tasya satyābhisaṃdhasya sūkṣmadānena caiva ha
śarīrārdhaṃ ca me viprāḥ śātakumbhamayaṃ kṛtam
paśyatedaṃ suvipulaṃ tapasā tasya dhīmataḥ
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| 86 | katham evaṃvidhaṃ me syād anyat pārśvam iti dvijāḥ
tapovanāni yajñāṃś ca hṛṣṭo 'bhyemi punaḥ punaḥ
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| 87 | yajñaṃ tv aham imaṃ śrutvā kururājasya dhīmataḥ
āśayā parayā prāpto na cāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
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| 88 | tato mayoktaṃ tad vākyaṃ prahasya dvijasattamāḥ
saktuprasthena yajño 'yaṃ saṃmito neti sarvathā
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| 89 | saktuprasthalavais tair hi tadāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
na hi yajño mahān eṣa sadṛśas tair mato mama
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| 90 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 90 | ity uktvā nakulaḥ sarvān yajñe dvijavarāṃs tadā
jagāmādarśanaṃ rājan viprās te ca yayur gṛhān
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| 91 | etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ mayā parapuraṃjaya
yad āścaryam abhūt tasmin vājimedhe mahākratau
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| 92 | na vismayas te nṛpate yajñe kāryaḥ kathaṃ cana
ṛṣikoṭisahasrāṇi tapobhir ye divaṃ gatāḥ
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| 93 | adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu saṃtoṣaḥ śīlam ārjavam
tapo damaś ca satyaṃ ca dānaṃ ceti samaṃ matam
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